Religion: indeterminate
Name: Frank
Classification: supporting character
First Appearance: Captain America (vol. 1) #192 (Dec. 1975): "Mad-Flight!"
Creators: Marv Wolfman, Frank Robbins, D. Bruce Berry
Number of Appearances: 1
Ally: George
Employer: John F. Kennedy Airport
Occupation: air traffic controller
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Race: white
Gender: male
Note: helped Cap land plane full of gangsters
Frank and George were two air traffic controllers working at John F. Kennedy Airport in York City.
They helped Captain America land an airplane full of gangsters after the pilot was knocked unconscious.
During a battle on the airplane, somebody fired a gun, shooting a hole in a window, causing rapid depressurization. When the jet pitched forward, the pilot knocked his head and was knocked unconscious. Captain America went to the cabin to regain control of the plane so that they would not crash, but his piloting experience was limited. He radioed Kennedy Airport for help. A gangster working for Dr. Faustus held Captain America at gunpoint, warning him against trying anything against the gangsters on board.
On page 17, Captain America said to the air traffic controllers at JFK Airport: "Kennedy, this is Captain America aboard Flight Number 9-1-1. The big boy's crippled, Kennedy-- we need a talk-down!"
Frank, one of the air traffic controllers was surprised. He said: "Cap? When did he take flying lessons?"
George, another air traffic controller, said: "Forget that, Frank. What's with this Flight 9-1-1? I never
Frank figured out Cap's message. He said: "Waitasec, George. It does exist. Man it does! Where's the phone?"
Then he said to Captain America over the radio: "9-1-1, we read you loud and clear! You're cleared for landing on runway three. Follow instructions, 9-1-1... We're sending emergency trucks to help you in."
Captain America thought to himself: "Bright boys, they catch on fast!"
Of course, "9-1-1" is not a real flight number. It was a signal Cap used to tell George and Frank that there was an emergency on the plane. The air traffic controllers thus arranged for plenty of police officers to be there when the plane landed. The police were able to arrest all of the gangsters, thanks to Captain America and the smart air traffic controllers, George and Frank.